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Post subject: Short, Flat and Frothy Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:04 pm |
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:07 pm |
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And a pic of the next part of the build...
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:14 pm |
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always wondered how difficult it was to fibre glass, keen to see how a first timer progress's.. keep the pics up to date when you work on it  thanks.
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:18 pm |
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Fibreglassing for me seemed like a piece of cake, all i did was read up on the net on how to do it and handy tips, bought a repair kit and dived in head-first. I'd try anything once...  I thought why spend $500+ dollars on a new bar when i can fix the one i have for under $200. It isn't hard by any means, just takes patience and a eye for detail.
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:42 pm |
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:35 pm |
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I quite like the interior work you did. And has the cappa had a tap up the rear? Just doesnt look right 
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:43 pm |
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Buzuki wrote: And has the cappa had a tap up the rear? Just doesnt look right  Yeah? looks like it is has been patched or something in the centre?
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:34 pm |
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Yeah, theres some dodgy work round the whole car, the rear is gonna take the most time, the front end took 10 mins to straighten cos it was bent also, methinks the seller forgot to tell me bout the rear end damage, but because its so low, couldnt get in under there to have a look. The trim used to be woodgrain, i didn't really like it, but i had the idea of maybe wrapping it in carbon vinyl, but i think the colour i used is fantastic, i just sprayed one piece and liked it alot so continued to almost every removable piece of trim i could find, i wanted to colour the fan controls but it wouldnt come out, the wiring attached wasn't kind. More pics of the build-up are in my Gallery
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:37 pm |
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Joined: Fri May 04, 2007 4:22 pm Posts: 699 Location: Sydney
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progress is looking good Justin. that interior looks much better. Surprised how much better the front bar is looking too.
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:56 pm |
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Joined: Wed May 31, 2006 11:42 pm Posts: 275 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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The new sprayed interior colour looks great, much better than the woodgrain style which just doesn't cut the cheese with the Cappa.
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:00 pm |
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Joined: Wed May 31, 2006 11:42 pm Posts: 275 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Powered_by_Suzuki wrote: And a pic of the next part of the build... I noticed the rear tyres are of different tread style and pattern, is this a performance mod???  Juz kidding!
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:33 pm |
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you have some good eyes there, new tyres are the next mod
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:26 pm |
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Update!
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:47 am |
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It has a 12k redline? 
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:50 am |
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Yep, 12K Redline, although fuel cut kicks in about 9200, so she wont last too long above that, but you dont get to spend too much time above 4500 as it goes past soo damn quick.
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:22 am |
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Poor thing looks like it has had a hard knock life.  Good to see you're giving it some well-earned TLC though. I look forward to seeing the final result. 
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:38 pm |
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I like it. 8500 to 12000 RPM in the red! This is the biggest redline zone I have ever seen. My Old Alfa went from 5800 to 8000 RPM in the red and I thought that was excessive. Assuming the cappa could rev past it's factory 9200 RPM rev limit via a chip or ECU swap what are those motors able to rev to safely? Cheers, Damian
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:24 pm |
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:22 pm |
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Post subject: Re: My progress so far... Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:26 pm |
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And for those that enjoyed the pic of the Tacho, heres a vid of it in action VROOOOOM PPPSSSSTTT
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